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it's kerry's committee. he chairs it at least for the time being until he is expected confirmation as hillary clinton's successor. we will bring in wolf blitzer from washington as we wait on this. this is one of the moments that you say how things have changed in washington. >> if you remember back when he came back from vietnam and testified, that was one moment. now he is about to be the next secretary of state. quite another moment. remember in 2004 when he was the democratic presidential nominee. he got close and lost ohio and the incumbent president george w. bush was not elected president, but was close. not that many votes. he was close at that time. he has been a senator all of these years and now going to be the secretary of state. i don't think there is any doubt they will confirm him and he will go smoothly. >> you said relatively smoothly. you think the confirmation is expected? >> yes, the confirmation is expected. it will be overwhelming and a handful who vote against him if that, but he will b
it's kerry's committee. he chairs it at least for the time being until he is expected confirmation as hillary clinton's successor. we will bring in wolf blitzer from washington as we wait on this. this is one of the moments that you say how things have changed in washington. >> if you remember back when he came back from vietnam and testified, that was one moment. now he is about to be the next secretary of state. quite another moment. remember in 2004 when he was the democratic...
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incoming team, from gates and clinton, panetta, compared to the new guys, all right, which would be kerry and hagel, and then john brennan. on balance, i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks, when it comes to foreign po policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints. so i think there may be differences in policy, but in terms of the worth of man for handling the job, they received there, not at all. >> since you went there, let me just switch where i was going and ask you about the smaller footprint. because we do have coming up, the withdrawal of u.s. combat troops from afghanistan, at the end of the year, and we are seeing republicans already going no, i think we had lindsay graham on, we talked about up to 20,000. it's too important not to leave a substantial footprint there. and yet i think the general is right, that we now have a team that seems to be more in sync with president obama and they want a very small footprint, you talked in your book. are they ready for a u.s. troop withdrawa
incoming team, from gates and clinton, panetta, compared to the new guys, all right, which would be kerry and hagel, and then john brennan. on balance, i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks, when it comes to foreign po policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints. so i think there may be differences in policy, but in terms of the worth of man for handling the job, they received there, not at...
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we have a very complete and detailed description. >> senator kerry telling senator johnson he does not agree with the claim that the obama administration intentionally misled the american public about what happened at benghazi. >>> coming up, you're about to hear the voice mail left by the woman who pretended to be the football player manti te'o's girlfriend and his emotional response. ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to see through anything. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. powerful answers. verizon. good morning, turtle. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ ♪ all set? all set. [ male announcer ] introducing t
we have a very complete and detailed description. >> senator kerry telling senator johnson he does not agree with the claim that the obama administration intentionally misled the american public about what happened at benghazi. >>> coming up, you're about to hear the voice mail left by the woman who pretended to be the football player manti te'o's girlfriend and his emotional response. ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared...
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kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue a very good fit for this job. at one moment or throughout this hearing it really sounded like what he does every day as chairman of the foreign relations committee. there was a moment a couple of minutes ago, however, where that subject of benghazi came up. the same senator, senator johnson who got into it with secretary clinton yesterday sort of got into it with senator kerry. senator kerry said you are not going to get day light between me and secretary clinton right here and stood up for what she has been saying that she is and he will be total
kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue...
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kerry was easily confirmed by the senate. but the president's pick to take over as defense secretary is having a harder go at it. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> 48% of the americans we questioned last month say the senate should confirm former republican senator of nebraska chuck hagel who's come under criticism for his positions on the war in iraq. >> this super bowl matchup has it all. >> a new national poll suggests that neither the san francisco 49ers nor the baltimore ravens are favored among americans. when it comes to the super bowl, there's even a partisan divide. republicans are pulling for the 49ers and democrats are pretty much divides between the two teams. miguel? >> interesting, two university of texas coaches are accused of having affairs with students. but they're not getting the same punishment. longhorns women's track coach was forced to resign after admitting to an affair with a student in 2002. friday the school announced it had disciplined assistant football coach major applewhite for
kerry was easily confirmed by the senate. but the president's pick to take over as defense secretary is having a harder go at it. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> 48% of the americans we questioned last month say the senate should confirm former republican senator of nebraska chuck hagel who's come under criticism for his positions on the war in iraq. >> this super bowl matchup has it all. >> a new national poll suggests that neither the san francisco...
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john kerry once chaired. he's now in the hot seat awaiting what many say will be an easy confirmation but it was a masterful handling of a protester yelling in the halls of the senate. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be right back with more. selections on one plate! mp like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. just $11.99. offer ends soon! i'm ryon stewart, and i sea food differently. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed or your money back. learn more at boost.com [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves... being my mom. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your l
john kerry once chaired. he's now in the hot seat awaiting what many say will be an easy confirmation but it was a masterful handling of a protester yelling in the halls of the senate. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be right back with more. selections on one plate! mp like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. just $11.99. offer ends soon! i'm ryon stewart, and i sea food differently. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so...
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general hayden, former director of the cia was talking about incoming secretary of state john kerry, incoming if he is confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel and here is what he had to say about the new team. >> i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctance to have bigfoot prints in new areas. >> i want you to tell me what your reaction is to that. do you see a new team coming in with a different attitude toward the president's policies? >> no, i really don't. after all, the president is the person who makes policy with regards to foreign affairs and defense policy. >> this is about pushback. the suggestion is you all do push back and this team might not. >> i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with him in meetings and conferences, and i've been with him on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situ
general hayden, former director of the cia was talking about incoming secretary of state john kerry, incoming if he is confirmed secretary of defense chuck hagel and here is what he had to say about the new team. >> i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy. this is going to be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctance to have bigfoot prints in new areas. >> i want...
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do push back and this team might not. >> well you know, i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with them in meetings and i've been with them in conferences, and i've been with them on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situation room, everybody has to give their honest views. i think they won't hesitate to give their honest views. >> one of the things where there might be pushback, looking ahead is we're now hearing from some senior types in the white house, that they might not want any troops to remain in afghanistan after 2014. right now, as you're looking at the situation, and you trained troops in afghanistan, for both of you, since you trained troops over there, we never hear very good reports. i think the last sort of official one we saw was that one afghan battalion of all of them was able to work without u.s. ground or air support. are afghan troops and is afghan security and police going to be ready in 2014 to have no u.s. support? >> first of all, i've never heard anyone
do push back and this team might not. >> well you know, i've got to tell you, anybody who knows john kerry and anybody who knows chuck hagel, i've been with them in meetings and i've been with them in conferences, and i've been with them on issue debates, they push back. believe me, they push back on the issues. i think in the situation room, everybody has to give their honest views. i think they won't hesitate to give their honest views. >> one of the things where there might be...
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i know senator kerry has killed men. i'm not sure about senator hagel. i believe he has. but do you think that actually -- those experiences made those more cautious about using u.s. force than perhaps others? >> i think that it will likely -- i think that's one of the reasons, jake, that the president has chosen these men. i mean, his aides -- administration officials are clear about it, they believe -- what gloria was saying the rush to war, it could be cautious, a last resort. and chuck hagel expresses that view as does kerry. and more than that, we're in a time transition. as the president draws down troops from afghanistan, as you've been reporting, that he's now looking for a way to reposition the u.s. defense posture. so that we fight our new war against al qaeda in a different way, without necessarily putting boots on the ground. and that means looking to, especially, technology, intelligence, the use of drones, we've seen that more. and that's something that i think you can expect chuck hagel to embrace. and sort of sell and support at the department of defense.
i know senator kerry has killed men. i'm not sure about senator hagel. i believe he has. but do you think that actually -- those experiences made those more cautious about using u.s. force than perhaps others? >> i think that it will likely -- i think that's one of the reasons, jake, that the president has chosen these men. i mean, his aides -- administration officials are clear about it, they believe -- what gloria was saying the rush to war, it could be cautious, a last resort. and...
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kerry was confirmed as new secretary of state by 93-4 vote last week. many people assumed kerry was the second choice for the job after ambassador susan rice. kerry said this, quote, he called me actually a week before susan rice got out of the thing. he calendar me and said you're my choice. i want you to do this. he asked me to keep it quiet. i did. i sat on it. remember, a few weeks before susan rice pulled out several senators said they would block her confirmation because of her comments on the benghazi tragedy. >>> a key republican said he'll back chuck haggle. nebraska senator johanns is the second to commit. his decision followed a private meeting hagel would defend israel. hagel himself a republican and former nib senator was criticized for his testimony. he's expected to make more calls on capitol hill. >>> top catholic leader in los angeles has relieved retired cardinal roger mahoney of public and administrative duties. archbishop gomez says he's punishing his predecessor for miss handling sex abuse claims, although some call it an empty gest
kerry was confirmed as new secretary of state by 93-4 vote last week. many people assumed kerry was the second choice for the job after ambassador susan rice. kerry said this, quote, he called me actually a week before susan rice got out of the thing. he calendar me and said you're my choice. i want you to do this. he asked me to keep it quiet. i did. i sat on it. remember, a few weeks before susan rice pulled out several senators said they would block her confirmation because of her comments...
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john kerry the secretary of state now. in a farewell appearance, the former secretary of state hillary clinton took note of the latest trouble and warned of very tough challenges ahead. >> of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times as we saw again just today at our embassy in ankara where we were attacked and lost one of our foreign service nationals and others injured. i know the world that we are trying to help bring in to being in the 21st century will have many difficult days. but i am more optimistic today than i was when i stood here four years ago. >> our chief national correspondent john king is here in "the situation room." john, like me, you met hillary clinton 20-plus years ago in little rock, arkansas, when her husband was running for the democratic presidential nomination. she's been running for 20 years basically nonstop as well. >> she has been, wolf, in our country and around the world sort of a living, breathing evolution of women in politics, women in power. a lot of that quite successful
john kerry the secretary of state now. in a farewell appearance, the former secretary of state hillary clinton took note of the latest trouble and warned of very tough challenges ahead. >> of course, we live in very complex and even dangerous times as we saw again just today at our embassy in ankara where we were attacked and lost one of our foreign service nationals and others injured. i know the world that we are trying to help bring in to being in the 21st century will have many...
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kerry himself voted present. you can see him down there on the lower right-hand corner there, shaking hands with some the three no vote came dpr john = ted cruz and james inhofe of oklahoma. kerry gives a farewell speech in the senate tomorrow. >>> and florida's two u.s. senators, they come from different parties, but today democratic senator bill nelson praised republican senator marco rubio's efforts on comprehensive immigration reform. senator rubio's response was to say the least, unusual. >> let me just begin by thanking the senior senator from the state of florida, who a few moments ago made some very kind remarks about me and i appreciate that very much. and let me just say, you are the best python you aren't in the senate, and those who don't know what i'm talking about, can look it up in the newspaper accounts of your endeavors a few weeks ago in the everglades. >> so we did have to look it up and we did. senator nelson went python hunter to draw attention to have the problem of pet owners letting their
kerry himself voted present. you can see him down there on the lower right-hand corner there, shaking hands with some the three no vote came dpr john = ted cruz and james inhofe of oklahoma. kerry gives a farewell speech in the senate tomorrow. >>> and florida's two u.s. senators, they come from different parties, but today democratic senator bill nelson praised republican senator marco rubio's efforts on comprehensive immigration reform. senator rubio's response was to say the least,...
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kerry will speak after his ceremony swearing in. vice president joe biden will do the honors. kerry took the official oath on friday. >>> in money news if you think you're paying through the nose now for your smartphone data plan just wait. new report predicts monthly bills will be $40 higher by 2017 because americans are expected to use 6.2 gigabytes of data per month by that year, that's eight times more than they use today. the report by cisco also predicts connection speeds will be three times faster. >>> it's a busy year for coast guard cutters, freezing temperatures and frigid winds are forming ice ten inches across the great lakes. fleet of nine cutters is working around the clock to keep the channeling clear. >>> a rising tide lifts all boats, it's a phrase that say sums up the obama's administration approach to the economy, rather than targeting specific groups the president insisted that policies benefiting all americans will in turn help those who are the most in need. but that philosophy is not sitting well with some in the african-american committee who some criti
kerry will speak after his ceremony swearing in. vice president joe biden will do the honors. kerry took the official oath on friday. >>> in money news if you think you're paying through the nose now for your smartphone data plan just wait. new report predicts monthly bills will be $40 higher by 2017 because americans are expected to use 6.2 gigabytes of data per month by that year, that's eight times more than they use today. the report by cisco also predicts connection speeds will be...
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. >> president obama picked senator john kerry to lead the state department after ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. you'll recall rice caught a lot of flack over the benghazi attack. kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >>> we are still talking about this probably for the last time, though. an inaugural official told cnn that pop star beyonce did not sing the national anthem live on inauguration day. the official asked to not be identified and it was beyonce herself who made the decision the night before. >> now you think it's done? >> i don't think we'll hear from her at least not for a while on this subject. yesterday there was at least a mystery, did she or did she. now it appears she didn't. there you go. >>> the truth about manti te'o, the notre dame star speaking out and coming clean about the fake girlfriend hoax. while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will wo
. >> president obama picked senator john kerry to lead the state department after ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. you'll recall rice caught a lot of flack over the benghazi attack. kerry is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >>> we are still talking about this probably for the last time, though. an inaugural official told cnn that pop star beyonce did not sing the national anthem live on inauguration day. the official asked to not be identified and it...
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clinton is expected to leave her role as secretary of state as soon as john kerry is confirmed, possibly next week. cbs also points out this is the first interview obama has done with someone other than his wife. >>> tomorrow thousands of people are expected to march silently on washington in support of gun control. the event will include residents from newtown as well as pastors, doctors, lawmakers and victims of other mass shootings. they're asking congress to ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and require background checks. speaking at the event is actress and activist kathleen turner and of course you remember her from those great films "body heat" and "romancing the stone." >> what went wrong? i'll tell you what went wrong. [ screaming ]. >> first of all, guess who else is here? you're dead right, solo. >> what? >> secondly, you've got yourself a partner who likes shooting holes in everything. >> a minimum price for taking a stranded woman to the telephone is $400. >> $375 in traveler's checks? >> done deal. >> you saw some shoot 'em up scenes there but t
clinton is expected to leave her role as secretary of state as soon as john kerry is confirmed, possibly next week. cbs also points out this is the first interview obama has done with someone other than his wife. >>> tomorrow thousands of people are expected to march silently on washington in support of gun control. the event will include residents from newtown as well as pastors, doctors, lawmakers and victims of other mass shootings. they're asking congress to ban military-style...
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>> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member of that party, we haven't passed a budget in the united states senate for almost four years, so no, i don't think she'd make a very good president. >> and finally, sir, according to a new book, reporter michael hastings just wrote it. president obama called the widow of one of the people who died in benghazi, sean smith, the day after the attack and said, promise to, quote/unquote, avenge the deaths of americans. do you believe him? >> well, i'll take him as his word. but you know, that was another curious question i would like to ask secretary clinton is why when those bodies were coming home, she went up to t
>> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member...
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and chuck was and john kerry was. we voted for the resolution because there was a sense that iraq had weapons of mass destruck. we thought that. we were told that. it was not true. it was fraudulent. you need somebody like chuck hagel in there who you cannot fool. giving the best advice of president of the united states on how to use the military to stay out of war. but if we get in there and win quick, that's what we need. >> give us one final thought to those returning veterans, amputees, the wounded warriors coming back. what advice do you have for them as someone who knows what they are going through? >> we love you, we appreciate you. not only do we thank you for your service but we're going to take care of you as best as we possibly can. welcome home. >> senator cleland, thanks. you're always welcome here. thanks for your service to our country. >>> senator dianne feinstein is joining by. she'll join us right here in "the situation room." yo, give it up, dude! up high! ok. don't you have any usefull apps on that
and chuck was and john kerry was. we voted for the resolution because there was a sense that iraq had weapons of mass destruck. we thought that. we were told that. it was not true. it was fraudulent. you need somebody like chuck hagel in there who you cannot fool. giving the best advice of president of the united states on how to use the military to stay out of war. but if we get in there and win quick, that's what we need. >> give us one final thought to those returning veterans,...
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our foreign affairs correspondent is traveling with secretary kerry. >> kerry the secretary of state of the united states. >> reporter: in a town hall style meeting in berlin america's top diplomat john kerry sporting a preppy pink tie showed he can loosen up. at one point the often buttoned up kerry turned folksy in explaining america's right to free speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid. if you want to be. and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. and we tolerate it. >> reporter: on his first trip overseas as secretary of state kerry seems intent on avoiding diplomatic disasters, especially in his first meeting with russia. >> we want to reset -- >> reporter: like his predecessor infamous misspelled reset button. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. >> you got it wrong. >> reporter: kerry's photo op of the russian foreign minister was over in a minute. they seemed eager to get down to business. but when the cameras left kerry and sergei spent two hours together nearly half of which was devoted syria. >>> let's see if anyth
our foreign affairs correspondent is traveling with secretary kerry. >> kerry the secretary of state of the united states. >> reporter: in a town hall style meeting in berlin america's top diplomat john kerry sporting a preppy pink tie showed he can loosen up. at one point the often buttoned up kerry turned folksy in explaining america's right to free speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid. if you want to be. and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody...
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hillary clinton is expected to introduce john kerry to the senate. here's something that might keep you warm on this frigid morning, a sneak peek at the new mercedes super bowl ad featuring "sports illustrated" covergirl kate upton, excuse me. she is washing a car, yes. >> are you going to make it to the segment just checking. >> she has shorts on. >> they say sex sells but some critics are saying it is too sexy for the super bowl. one person who posted on the mercedes-benz facebook page, hot girl, great car and somehow i think this is the worst car mercedes ever made. >> that's it? that's sexy? >> i don't know. >> i'm just saying, she's blowing suds. that's too sexy, seriously. >> that's what they're saying. i'm just reporting the news. >> the godaddy ads have been sexy. >> actual naked women painting their bodies. >> that's more sexy than that? >> i'm not an expert on sexiness like you. >> well that's obvious, manti. >> and we're moving on. so this morning we've got a first look at a new book that takes us inside the world of scientology, it uncove
hillary clinton is expected to introduce john kerry to the senate. here's something that might keep you warm on this frigid morning, a sneak peek at the new mercedes super bowl ad featuring "sports illustrated" covergirl kate upton, excuse me. she is washing a car, yes. >> are you going to make it to the segment just checking. >> she has shorts on. >> they say sex sells but some critics are saying it is too sexy for the super bowl. one person who posted on the...
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john kerry, capable diplomat but the countries will notice the president is not there. on iran sanctions, the treasury department says they don't have the teams in place to monitor these sanctions. also, the pivot to asia, this was another priority in the second term, rebalancing to asia. when the president doesn't show up for these conferences, that has weight. >> candy, there's a new ad the democrats plan on running in john boehner's home district in ohio during the football game on sunday. let me play a little clip. >> speaker john boehner didn't get his way on shutting down health care reform, so he shut down the government and hurt the economy. >> all right. this is getting tougher and tougher and tougher. >> it is, but i wouldn't say speaker boehner is in trouble in his district. last time around, he ran unopposed. last time i looked, he scores in the 60s and 70s generally. so i think this is meant more as we play it, other people play it, a tweak at him rather than anything with specific political intent. maybe they drive down his numbers. tough the see john boeh
john kerry, capable diplomat but the countries will notice the president is not there. on iran sanctions, the treasury department says they don't have the teams in place to monitor these sanctions. also, the pivot to asia, this was another priority in the second term, rebalancing to asia. when the president doesn't show up for these conferences, that has weight. >> candy, there's a new ad the democrats plan on running in john boehner's home district in ohio during the football game on...
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. >> john kerry ends before the senate foreign relations committee and he will be confirmed. i don't think there is any doubt about that. chuck hagel, that could be a little bit more. >> i think they will rough him up and be more lively than the john kerry hearings. in the end, the numbers. once senator schumer democrat said he answered all my questions, we know there have been meetings with others who have been critical and others with john mccain. he has done a lot of leg work and going into it, i don't think that mean that is it will be smooth sailing. they will be very tough questions and in the end they thought that he would be confirmed. >> how many republicans will vote to confirm him. we will find out. who is coming up on state of the union? >> dianne feinstein will talk about a number of things including the automatic weapons ban, but we will have on as well as former general hayden. we wanted to talk about women in the military. they are uniquely qualified to look at this and say how does it change things? we will have that and a group of republicans that come on fr
. >> john kerry ends before the senate foreign relations committee and he will be confirmed. i don't think there is any doubt about that. chuck hagel, that could be a little bit more. >> i think they will rough him up and be more lively than the john kerry hearings. in the end, the numbers. once senator schumer democrat said he answered all my questions, we know there have been meetings with others who have been critical and others with john mccain. he has done a lot of leg work and...
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he pulled a john kerry on us. this is what america has said, it's political and petty. while it's true he wasn't officially nominated or presented until january 6th or 7th, th fact his name has been floated out there since november. it's not as if the republicans didn't tell us ahead of time they that were going to do this. they told us before the official process began. >> let me remind everybody about john bolton. the democrats -- they blocked him forever to be the ambassador to the u.n. solely because they didn't like this personality. and ultimately, george w. bush needs to use his resources to put him there. >> wait a minute, there were reports that john bolton had sexually harassed people working under him. this is a bit deeper. >> there were reports -- let me just tell you something, if having reports were a disqualification for public service -- >> well, it's a legitimate -- it's an absolutely legitimate concern for the senate to ask about. this is nothing but petty politics. >> the statements are iraq and israel, those are not necessary? >> well, those are ques
he pulled a john kerry on us. this is what america has said, it's political and petty. while it's true he wasn't officially nominated or presented until january 6th or 7th, th fact his name has been floated out there since november. it's not as if the republicans didn't tell us ahead of time they that were going to do this. they told us before the official process began. >> let me remind everybody about john bolton. the democrats -- they blocked him forever to be the ambassador to the...
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he is active in party politics, serving as a fund-raiser and adviser to both the john kerry and barack obama campaigns for president. so before we see the ceremony happening in the rose garden, let's have a quick chat with barbara starr live from the pen pentagon and briera keeler. barbara, first to you, what is jeh johnson's reputation at the pentagon. >> he oversaw a team of 10,000 pentagon attorneys around the world. very much a legal mind here. when he served, writing some of those justifications for drone attacks. speaking out publicly after he left about the justification for the killings, the targeted killings by u.s. drones overseas. killing, justifying killing of american citizens overseas by drones when they got involved in terrorist activities. very much also speaking out about the need to change the thinking about the war on terror. that it was becoming not so much a military operation but one for the intelligent and law enforcement communities to pursue. so his thinking along that all of these, certainly and obviously, in line with president obama. so not maybe so much a s
he is active in party politics, serving as a fund-raiser and adviser to both the john kerry and barack obama campaigns for president. so before we see the ceremony happening in the rose garden, let's have a quick chat with barbara starr live from the pen pentagon and briera keeler. barbara, first to you, what is jeh johnson's reputation at the pentagon. >> he oversaw a team of 10,000 pentagon attorneys around the world. very much a legal mind here. when he served, writing some of those...
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but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a lot of sort of outsiders that he doesn't know or feel will support him. >> we'll know when that final confirmation in the senate armed services committee -- >> we don't. although the chairman has said, you've had requests for more information about financial disclosure, this is more than is required. it's very clear that levin wants to get a vote going quickly. they'd like to have hagel confirmed by the 27th. >> gloria, thanks very much. >>> violent protests erupting on the streets of tunisia. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. what's the latest? >> tunisia was held up as the model for the arab spring and positive change. but it can be hard sometimes for real change to take hold. tens o f thousands turned ut o for the funeral of a prominent official assassinated wednesday. riot police fired tea
but in chuck hagel and in john kerry, what the president has is not a team of rivals. it's more a team of boosters. people he feels comfortable with. that's the way he's going, clearly, in the second term. not a lot of sort of outsiders that he doesn't know or feel will support him. >> we'll know when that final confirmation in the senate armed services committee -- >> we don't. although the chairman has said, you've had requests for more information about financial disclosure, this...
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department to slash spending by more than $2 billion this year, according to new secretary of state john kerry, sending a letter to the senate appropriations committee worning sequestration will hurt america's ability to for our projection overseas and thousands serving abroad. >>> a city mayor losing nearly $1 billion at a casino. federal prosecutors say former san diego mayor maureen o'connor is destitute after gambling in california and las vegas. she admitted to using millions of dollars her late husband robert peterson earmarked for charity. the 66-year-old o'connor agreed to pay $2 million in restitution and she will undergo counseling. just after valentine's day, love letters from lbj. his presidential library released ones he wrote to claudia taylor in 194. in one letter he pops the question "miss taylor," now known better as lady bird, she eventually said yes. they had met online a few days before that. >> they didn't meet online. >> they're really romantic, these are really, really romantic letters worth checking, worth looking at, really good stuff from lbj. >>> he's made a string o
department to slash spending by more than $2 billion this year, according to new secretary of state john kerry, sending a letter to the senate appropriations committee worning sequestration will hurt america's ability to for our projection overseas and thousands serving abroad. >>> a city mayor losing nearly $1 billion at a casino. federal prosecutors say former san diego mayor maureen o'connor is destitute after gambling in california and las vegas. she admitted to using millions of...
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robbie kerry was keeping a close eye on her son at home. he didn't seem all that sick. then suddenly wednesday night -- >> he couldn't hardly breathe. he was, you know, gasping for, you know, breath, and that was real scary because i thought he was going to pass out at any minute. >> reporter: robbie immediately brought her 7-year-old son to the emergency room. it's just a short drive away, but by the time they got there, darius was incoherent. how did you feel in your heart when your own son didn't know who you were? >> you don't want to think the worst, but as a parent you can't help it, you know? >> reporter: the flu had struck darius hard. his asthma making it even worse. doctors had to give him oxygen. looking for red flags like r robbie did can save your child's life, difficulty breathing, getting better and then sick again, a sign that a second infection has set in and refusing to drink, and a red flag darius' mom noticed extreme fatig fatigue. kids are usually lethargic. >> usually, but they perk back up. >> reporter: if there's no perking up? >> then there's a
robbie kerry was keeping a close eye on her son at home. he didn't seem all that sick. then suddenly wednesday night -- >> he couldn't hardly breathe. he was, you know, gasping for, you know, breath, and that was real scary because i thought he was going to pass out at any minute. >> reporter: robbie immediately brought her 7-year-old son to the emergency room. it's just a short drive away, but by the time they got there, darius was incoherent. how did you feel in your heart when...